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The position of the class system among Indo-Iranian peoples based on Vedhaya, Avesta

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Year: 2013 University Degree: Master's degree Category: History
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    Master's thesis in the field of non-Abrahamic religions

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    This thesis examines the status of the class system among Indian and Iranian peoples, relying on Vedic and Avestan teachings, and in it, the nature of social classes and their governing laws are examined. The evolution of the class system began with the arrival of the Aryans in Iran and continued with their settlement in India. Concepts such as Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra are proof of this claim.

    The topic of class system has a special place in Indo-Iranian studies. Therefore, in this treatise, the concept of class and caste system has been examined first, and then the class system has been examined among Indian peoples based on Vedic texts and also Iranian peoples based on Avesta texts in order to reconstruct the class system among Indo-Iranian peoples with this comparison.

    Keywords: caste, Hindu-Iranian, Avesta, Vedic. The collision of these processes comes back together. When the cultural institutions do not have the necessary communication and interaction between people, this society will definitely be pulled towards degeneration. Therefore, the existence of a systematic system in the societies can prevent degeneration.

    The present research has tried to first understand the different class system with a deep look and analysis, and then, using the teachings, to study the Indo-Iranian class system. In relation to this issue, the legacy that the Indo-Iranian peoples brought from their ancestors to their new lands was the caste or caste system. A system that is characteristic of Indo-European peoples, and it also goes back to the way of life, migration, the way of confrontation and behavior of Indo-Iranian peoples with the natives of their new lands. The history of the formation of social classes in Iran and the world has been based on any set of causes. It is obvious that the Aryans at the beginning of their emergence in the Plateau region had reached a stage of social growth and separation of responsibilities and recognition of special abilities and relationships among themselves so that they could talk about social divisions based on work and profession. (Sha'bani, 1379: 117). to remain social and class in the new land. While the land of India was devoid of an authoritative and glorious military. One of its causes can be considered as the lack of attention to the study of institutions and social organizations. In fact, this thought was prevalent among them that such social organizations have not seen much change throughout history. This way of thinking strengthened the theory that Indian culture is a static and immobile culture, and it is a culture that has not changed or evolved over many centuries, and the reason for this was considered to be the inherent deadness of the Hindus and their belief in a certain destiny. However, even a superficial analysis of the changes in social relations in the caste system tells everything. (Thapar, 1378: 16). Therefore, it is clear that Indo-Iranian glory and greatness penetrated even to the neighboring lands, although there were conflicts in the beginning, however, they were able to establish the culture of the class system in India as a dominant and military culture with the name of the caste system and a little difference. The importance of knowing about the mystery of stability and stability of the ruling system of Indo-Iranian and getting to know the origins of its formation and emergence requires a continuous effort to clarify and identify the heritage and glorious dimensions of this nation on all the experts who set foot in this field. The formation of this collection arose from this belief and the author has put the review of documents and documents and historical sources related to the Rig Vedha and Avesta at the top of the work, but it must be said that the ideas presented in these reviews are controversial.

    Among the goals of this research are: a correct definition of the class system among the ancient peoples, as well as examining the effects of the class system on the beliefs and opinions of Hindus and Iranians and also determining the place of the class system among the Indian and Determining the place of the class system among Iranian peoples. Here we have made the assumption that there is a class system among the Iranian peoples as well as the immigrant peoples to India; Therefore, by comparing them, the class system among the Indo-Iranian peoples can be reconstructed.

    What makes this assumption possible is the systematic examination of the class system. Also, one of the factors affecting them is the review of the researches that have been done in this field so far, whether in general or in detail. Therefore, investigating the Indo-Iranian social system and the impact of this system on their beliefs and opinions is of particular importance. Therefore, this research, while expressing this concept, deals with the duties of this class group. The method used in this field is descriptive-library that the author tries to achieve the desired goals by using English and Persian sources as much as possible. The discussions that are presented in this research include five parts, which are briefly as follows: First part: definition of class system and deficiency. Concepts such as class, caste, class system and caste are explained here. These concepts first start in encyclopedias and related words, then continue with the views of social science theorists and end with the typology of the class system.

    Part two: Class system in Vedic texts. In this section, the class system is examined in texts such as Rig Vadha, Ope Nishad, Puranas, and Qonnama Menu. Also, this chapter shows that the concept of class system in the mentioned texts are different from each other.

    Part three: Class system in Avestan texts. This section actually examines the class system in the Avesta texts, i.e. the late Avesta and the early Avesta, in the light of Mary Boyce's opinion. In fact, achieving the class system of the Indo-Iranian peoples is one of the goals of this chapter.

    Part 4: Comparison of the class system governing Vedic texts and Zoroastrian texts. While comparing the two systems, the author tries to reconstruct the class system among the Indo-Iranian peoples. Among the goals of this chapter is the formation of the Indo-Iranian class system.

    Part 5: Conclusion. This section analyzes the investigations made in relation to the subject.

    The main focus of the treatise's writings is based on first-hand sources. Research sources and articles have also been used. The author has decided to collect the information that is more important and valuable in his opinion from different sources and use them in writing the content by designing new and fresh titles. This treatise has started with preliminary explanations about the class system. Then this concept has been specifically addressed and finally the reconstruction of the Indo-Iranian class system has been stated. to Iran and followed by their settlement in India. Concepts such as Berahmanan, Keshterieh, Vaishie, and Shoudareh confirm this trend.

    The issue of social class is of great importance and in this regard, first the concept of classes and caste system. Afterwards, the social classes in Indian tribes were studied based on Vedic texts, and regarding Iranian tribes Avestan texts were used. Furthermore, a comparison between the two tribe systems of Iranian and Indian was conducted.

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    Table of Contents

    Introduction. 1

    Part I: Generalities. 5

    Generalities. 6

    1. The lexical and terminological definition of caste and caste system. 6

    2. Class system from the point of view of sociologists. 12

    3. Class system from the point of view of theologians. 19

    4. traditionalists 20

    5. Mutadjaddin: 21

    6. Typology of the class system. 23

    Part II: Class system in Vedic texts. 25

    Indian caste system. 26

    The class system of Indo-Iranian peoples. 35

    The class system in the Upanishads 43

    The class system in the Puranas 50

    The third part: The class system in Avesta and Pahlavi texts. 58

    Class system in the early Avesta. 67

    2. The class system in the late Avesta. 71

    Fourth part: 82

    Comparison of the class system governing Vedic texts with classical Zoroastrian texts. 82

    1. Number of floors. 83

    Limitation of the caste class system. 85

    Reconstruction of class system among Indo-Iranian peoples. 86

    Indo-Iranian classes. 87

    Conclusion. 90

    Persian sources. 93

    English sources. 98

     

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